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UPDATE: ESPN Soccernet is reporting that the deal is £6million.
June 7th, 2009 According to Hull City’s official website, Hull City have an agreement with Manchester United for striker Fraizer Campbell. The club has permission to talk to Campbell and will begin discussing a deal.
UPDATE: According to Chris Bascombe at News of the World, Aston Villa are interested in striker Michael Owen. However they are expecting to offer him a deal that is £70,000-a-week less than what he made in his last deal.
June 2nd, 2009 According to Alan Nixon at the Daily Mirror, talks have begun between Everton and Newcastle striker Michael Owen. It is being reported that Everton also made Owen a £50,000-a-week offer.
May 30th, 2009 According to John Edwards at the Daily Mail, Everton boss David Moyes is planning to meet with chairman Bill Kenwright to discuss the summer transfer window and the possibility of going after Newcastle striker Michael Owen, who will become a free agent.
However Everton are going to offer him lower than his £110,000-a-week wages and may make him a pay-as-you-play clause.
Wigan Athletic are also linked with Owen.
According to Steve Stammers at the Daily Mirror, Inter Milan are preparing a £25million bid for Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie. Van Persie currently has two years left on his contract.
According to Carla Hilton at Sky Sports News, People Sport is reporting that Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero admitted that Chelsea are interested in him. He said,
“It makes me feel proud a team as important as Chelsea notices me.”
According to Robin Hackett at Setanta Sports, AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf has no desire of leaving the club despite Chelsea’s rumored interest. Seedorf’s agent said,
“Seedorf is a Milan player – 100 percent – and he will remain so until proven otherwise … There are no current offers. Whether something will arrive in the next few days, I don’t know … We’ll see.”
According to Laurent Picard at Setanta Sports, Chelsea defender Paulo Ferreira wants to finish his contract witht he club. He told Maisfutebol,
“I am going to stay and fulfil my contract with Chelsea … I feel good here, I feel wanted and the family are happy, so I don’t see any reason to change.”
“But one can never know what will happen, whether I will have to leave earlier for another league we’ll see. But what I want is to stay until the end of my contract.”
According to Brian McNally at the Daily Mirror, Sunderland are planning a bid of £15million for Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing. Downing was told last week that he can leave the club for the right price.
According to Dave Kidd and Scott Piecha at The People, Tottenham are preparing a £1.25million bid for Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Van Nistelrooy was told by club president Florentino Perez that he can leave.
According to Everton’s official website, Everton boss David Moyes does not plan on selling his players this summer. He said,
“There is no way that we are going to be letting any players go … I would like money to spend, but I certainly wouldn’t give up any of my players to raise that money.”
“People are always going to be linked with your players, especially if they see Everton as a Club with not that much finance.”
“The one thing we have got at Everton is stability. There is a good continuity of players, most of them are on relatively long-term contracts and signed up.”
UPDATE: According to Toby Davis at Setanta Sports, Manchester City midfielder Elano wants a new contract or he will leave the club. He said,
“I had a meeting with the board and I asked about the signings they are going to make and whether there was still a place for me in the setup.”
“I just asked them to be straight with me. If I can renew my contract now, I’ll stay. If not, I want to leave and look for another club.”
“There are a number of things happening but now’s not the moment to talk about this (because) I’m focused on Brazil.”
June 3rd, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Manchester City midfielder Elano is drawing interest from Inter Milan. He told the Gazetta dello Sport,
“There is an opened negotiation … I like Inter a lot. Sure, I’m bounded with a contract with Manchester City, but I hope Nerazzurri officials won’t stop facing to this - I would like to wear the Inter jersey.”
“Inter have a big coach but also many great champions. I hope my friend Julio Cesar could spend a word in my favour.”
According to Arjun Miglani at Goal.com, Espanyol are close to signing young Chelsea striker Ben Sahar. El Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Sahar’s agent will travel to Barcelona next week to work out a deal.
According to Paul Smith at the Daily Mirror, Liverpool are interested in bringing striker Peter Crouch back to Anfield. Boss Rafa Benitez is thought to be planning a £4million bid for the Portsmouth footballer.
Blackburn, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Tottenham, and Manchester City are all rumored to be interested as well.
According to Hull City’s official website, Hull City have an agreement with Manchester United for striker Fraizer Campbell. The club has permission to talk to Campbell and will begin discussing a deal.
According to Tom Adams at Setanta Sports, there are reports in Belgium stating that Arsenal have signed Ajax captain Thomas Vermaelen for €13 million. The reports also say that the two are close to a four-year deal.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Wigan Athletic have received bids of over £16million from Manchester United and Real Madrid for Luis Antonio Valencia.
May 22nd, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Wigan Athletic boss Steve Bruce plans to sell Luis Antonio Valencia and reinvest the funds back into the team. Bruce said,
“Valencia’s sale is inevitable. When you have five or six of the biggest clubs in the world after you it is very difficult for us to stand in the boy’s way,’”
“We will see what develops over the next few weeks - but I don’t know where they get the £21m from.
“He has done fantastically well and if we do get big money for him the one thing we will try to do is reinvest it back in the squad and try to make it stronger and better if we can.
“No-one wants to lose their best players but we are realistic here. It is always a problem; it was a problem in January which I tried to fight off before I came to the conclusion I was swimming against the tide.
“We’ve got it again with Antonio but it is what it is, we understand we are Wigan and to make us bigger and better it is what we have to do. I don’t think it affects the rest of the squad. The kid has had an outstanding season and an outstanding season last year.
“He has made himself one of the best right-sided players in the Premier League and with that comes a premium. He is 23 and although there is frustration as a manager you don’t want to lose your top players but sometimes it has to be.”
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